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FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Prediction & Betting tips
The Bundesliga without the name Hoeneß has been unthinkable for decades. Dieter Hoeneß has only been active as a player consultant for years. Uli Hoeneß has withdrawn from day-to-day business at Bayern. So it was time for a new Hoeness. Sebastian, Dieter’s son and Uli’s nephew, will be making his Bundesliga coaching debut for TSG Hoffenheim on Saturday.
The Kraichgauer will compete at 1. FC Köln on the first day of the match. There is a coach on the bench with Markus Gisdol, who has a long relationship with 1899 and who once saved the Hoffenheim team from relegation to the second division, which was believed to be safe. But on Saturday it’s all about getting the best possible start to the new season.
The well-known bookmakers expect a completely open game, because the maximum odds on a home or away win are identical. That sounds like it wouldn’t be easy to make the right forecast between Cologne and Hoffenheim. But there is still a trend.
In recent years, TSG has become a feared opponent of the Rhinelander and has taken the points in direct duels with good regularity. Even if the odds comparison of the betting base does not give it in the form, the tendency in the match Cologne against Hoffenheim is more towards a tip on an away win.
Cologne:
New round, new luck, that can basically only be the motto at 1. FC Köln. However, there are reasonable doubts whether that will work this season. Markus Gisdol is famous as the fire brigade brand that brings salvation quickly, but he has not yet been able to provide evidence of forming a team in the upper house.
After great first successes under their coach, the Cologne team have not won ten Bundesliga games. The billy goats celebrated their last victory on March 6th in Paderborn, back then with an audience. Therefore, there is actually not much to be said for using the odds of a home win between Cologne and Hoffenheim.
Last week, Effzeh won the first round of the DFB Cup at home against VfB Altglienicke 6-0 at home. Sounds obvious, but it wasn’t. The regional league has made life really difficult for Cologne, but was too carefree in front of their own goal. The goals of Jonas Hector, Elvis Rexhbecaj (2), Rafael Czichos, Salih Özcan and Dominick Drexler brought a clear victory on paper.
However, personnel changes are expected on Saturday. The two fresh newcomers Sebastian Andersson and Ondrej Duda could slip straight into the starting XI. The Rhinelander will definitely miss Ismail Jakobs, Florian Kainz, Anthony Modeste and Benno Schmitz. The low form of Sebastiaan Bornauw or Kingsley Ehizibue could also result in changes.
Hoffenheim:
TSG Hoffenheim made it into the group stage of the Europa League with a great final sprint last season. In the meantime a new coach has arrived, but the successes in the final phase should be built on. Sebastian Hoeneß stands for offensively oriented football. Whether his concept, which works in the third division, will also fit in the Bundesliga, will perhaps be shown on Saturday.
The Kraichgauer found it difficult to prepare, which is not surprising under a new trainer, because a few weeks are not enough until the new automatisms are in place, especially the shortened preparation time after the very short summer break. That is why not everything will work out at 1899 on Saturday in Cologne.
This is how it was last weekend at the cup game in Chemnitz, when 1899 just pulled my head out of the noose. Andrej Kramaric scored two goals and was responsible for the penalty shoot-out at all.
There it was enough to win despite two missed penalties. We will continue to report on Hoffenheim in our DFB Cup tips.
This victory alone is no reason to make a prediction on the guests in the match between Cologne and Hoffenheim. TSG will be absent on Saturday Havard Nordtveit and Konstantinos Stafylidis. Andrej Kramaric, Benjamin Hübner, Pavel Kaderabek, Alexander Posch, Christoph Baumgartner and Robert Skov are also posted.
FC Koln vs Hoffenheim head to head matches
27.05.20 BUN Hoffenheim FC Koln 3 : 1
08.11.19 BUN FC Koln Hoffenheim 1 : 2
31.03.18 BUN Hoffenheim FC Koln 6 : 0
05.11.17 BUN FC Koln Hoffenheim 0 : 3
21.04.17 BUN FC Koln Hoffenheim 1 : 1